Palm Beach Gardens Home Embodies Cohesive Flow

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“Our dream was to get to the water,” says Eddie Naugle, founder of Foster Banyan Building and Development. “We wanted our house to be a gathering place for our girls and our families.” Naugle and his wife had been looking in Palm Beach Gardens for a lot where the homebuilder could build a house for their family, which includes three school-age daughters. When they found a tear-down on the water, the team, which also included senior designers Cece Bowman and Lori Deeds of Kemble Interiors, got to work on the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house.

With decades of home building experience, Naugle and his Foster Banyan team took the lead on the finishes, while Bowman and Deeds created interiors that mix the family’s relaxed entertaining vibe with the polished, slightly formal look that Naugle’s wife, Christina, wanted. The kitchen, living, and dining spaces are an open plan—the 5,000-square-foot house doesn’t have separate formal rooms—so the duo designed clearly delineated spaces but with a cohesive flow.

“The first floor’s palette comes from the sea foam and ocean blue fabric we used on the drapes,” says Bowman. “It’s a more formal, large-scale damask pattern, but it reads as leafy and lighthearted.” In the dining nook, a dramatic sea glass and brass chandelier—which instantly charmed Christina—adds a more formal tone, but the chairs and table can stand up to homework projects or a casual weekday family dinner.

In addition to the soft blues and greens, the designers also used white extensively throughout the first floor but chose luxury outdoor fabrics for the upholstered pieces. “The living room opens to the loggia, which basically drops you right in the pool,” notes Deeds. “The kids come home from school, drop their shoes, run through this room, and jump in the water. It’s the cutest thing!”

With the goal of making their house a hub for family entertaining, Naugle put as much thought into the outdoor areas as he did the interiors. “It was a challenge to fit all we wanted in, especially since the pool takes up a significant amount of space,” he says. “We needed to integrate a fireplace, yard, pool and dock, and make it feel like one big, fun space.”

Bowman and Deeds chose outdoor furnishings that connect with the interior scheme, using oversize chaise lounges in front of the alfresco fireplace and an updated version of a porch swing that’s a favorite of the daughters. “It’s playful and fun to sit on with a friend,” says Bowman. “It’s always nice to shake things up and mix in a few unexpected pieces.”

From foyer to backyard, indoors and out, the finished residence is the dream waterside retreat Naugle and his wife initially envisioned. “It checks off all our boxes,” says Naugle. “It’s exactly the type of home we need right now.”

Story Credits:

Interior Design Cece Bowman & Lori Deeds, Kemble Interiors, Palm Beach, FL

Architecture by Mitchell Miller, Village Architects, Tequesta, FL

Builder Foster Banyan Building and Development, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Landscape Architecture by Parker-Yannette Design Group, Jupiter, FL

Text by Laura Hine

Photography by Carmel Brantley, Delray Beach, FL

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